Tara N. Banville, PA-C
NPI 1447651161ActiveIndividual· Physician Assistant· Bethlehem, PA
Physician Assistant (PA-C) with St Lukes Physician Group Inc, practicing in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $338,927 for 3,343 claims, against $31,755 paid for services in 2024. Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. was the largest of 3 companies reporting payments in 2025, $552.27 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists St Luke's Hospital - Carbon Campus and 4 other hospitals as hospital affiliations.
Overview
| NPI | 1447651161 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | PA-C |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Sep 12, 2014 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Jun 3, 2021 |
| Certified by provider | Jun 3, 2021 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician Assistant Primary | 363A00000X | — | — |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Physician Assistant (PA) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 304 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 705 across 28 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $31,755 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 3,343 · 7,470 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 1,226 |
| Total drug cost | $338,927 |
| Generic share | 87% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2014 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Physician Assistant |
Medical group
- St Lukes Physician Group IncQuakertown, PA · 2,198 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- St Luke's Hospital - Carbon CampusLehighton, PA
- St Luke's Hospital - Monroe CampusStroudsburg, PA
- St Luke's Hospital - Upper Bucks CampusQuakertown, PA
- St Luke's Miners Memorial HospitalCoaldale, PA
- St Lukes HospitalBethlehem, PA
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$552.27 · 5 payments from 3 companies
- 2024$658.39 · 5 payments from 5 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. | $374.48 | 3 |
| Teleflex LLC | $120.64 | 1 |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $57.15 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$552.27 · 5 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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